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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. 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 optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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