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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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