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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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