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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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