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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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