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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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