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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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