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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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