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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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