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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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