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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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