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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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