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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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