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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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