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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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