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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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