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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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