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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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