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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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