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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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