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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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