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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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