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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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