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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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