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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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