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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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