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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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