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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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