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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models 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 we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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