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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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