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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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