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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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