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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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