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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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