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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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