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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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