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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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