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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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