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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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