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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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