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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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