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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies 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 poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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