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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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