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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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