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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business 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 issues like low learner motivation and high student 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 developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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