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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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