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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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