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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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