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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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