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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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