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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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