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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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