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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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