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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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