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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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