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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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