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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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