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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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