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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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