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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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