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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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