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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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