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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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