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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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