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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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