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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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