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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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