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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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