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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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