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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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