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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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