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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book 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 addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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