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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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