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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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