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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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