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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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