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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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