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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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