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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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