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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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