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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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