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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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