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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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