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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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