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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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