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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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