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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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