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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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