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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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