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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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