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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What 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 optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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