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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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