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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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