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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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