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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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