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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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