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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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