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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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