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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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