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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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