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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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