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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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