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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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