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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates 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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