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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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