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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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