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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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