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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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