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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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