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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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