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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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