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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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