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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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