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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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