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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need 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 issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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