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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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