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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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