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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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