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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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