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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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