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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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