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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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