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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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