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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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