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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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