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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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