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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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