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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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