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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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