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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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