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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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