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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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