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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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