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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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