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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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