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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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