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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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