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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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