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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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