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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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