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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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