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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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