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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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