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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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