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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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