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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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