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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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