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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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