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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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