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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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