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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand 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 stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important 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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