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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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