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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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