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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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