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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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