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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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