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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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