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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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