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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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