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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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