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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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