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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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