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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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