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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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