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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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