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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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