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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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