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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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