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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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