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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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