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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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