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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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