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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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