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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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