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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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