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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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