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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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