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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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