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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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