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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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