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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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