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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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