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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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