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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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