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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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