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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important 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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