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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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