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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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