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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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