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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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