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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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