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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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