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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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