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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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