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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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