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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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