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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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