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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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