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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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