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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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