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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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