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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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