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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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