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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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