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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major 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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