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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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