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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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