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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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