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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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