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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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