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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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