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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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