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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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