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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key 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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