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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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