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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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