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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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