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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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