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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)