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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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