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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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