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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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