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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major 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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