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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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