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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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