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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major 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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