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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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