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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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