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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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