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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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