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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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