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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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