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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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