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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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