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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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