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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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