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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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