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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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