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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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