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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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