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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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