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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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