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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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