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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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