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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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