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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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