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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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