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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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