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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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