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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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