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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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