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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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