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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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