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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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