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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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