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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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