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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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