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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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