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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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