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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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