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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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