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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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