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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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