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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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