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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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