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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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