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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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