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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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