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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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