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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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