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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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