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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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