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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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