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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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