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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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