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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition