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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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