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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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