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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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