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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors 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 massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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