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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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