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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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