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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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