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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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