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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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