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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies 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 educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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