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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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