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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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