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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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