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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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