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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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