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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education