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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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