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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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