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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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