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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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