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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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