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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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