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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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