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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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