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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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