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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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