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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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