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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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