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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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