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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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