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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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