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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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