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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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