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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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