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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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