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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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