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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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