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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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