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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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