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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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