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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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