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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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