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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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