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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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