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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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