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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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