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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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