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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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