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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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