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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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