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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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