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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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