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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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