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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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