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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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