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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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