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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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