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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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