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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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