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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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