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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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