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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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