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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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