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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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