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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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