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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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