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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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