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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers 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 massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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