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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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