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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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