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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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