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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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