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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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