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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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