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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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