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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing 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 addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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