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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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