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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes 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. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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