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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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