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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key 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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