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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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