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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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