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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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