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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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