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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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