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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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