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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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