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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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