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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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