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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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