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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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