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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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