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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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