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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes 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. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies 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 optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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