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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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