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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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