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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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