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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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