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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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