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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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