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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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