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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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