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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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