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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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