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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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