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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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