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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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