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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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