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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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