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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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