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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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