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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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