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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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