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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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