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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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