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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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