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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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