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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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