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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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