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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies 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 participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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