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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. 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. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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