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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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