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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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