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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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