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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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