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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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