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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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