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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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