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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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