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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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