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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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