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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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