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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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