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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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