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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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