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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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