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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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