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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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