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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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