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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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