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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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