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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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