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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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