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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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