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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses 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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