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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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