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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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