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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies 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 institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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