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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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