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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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