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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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