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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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