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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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