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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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