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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational 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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