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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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