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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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