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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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