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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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