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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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