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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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