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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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