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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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