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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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