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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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