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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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