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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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