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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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