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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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