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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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