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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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