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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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