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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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