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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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