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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the 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 scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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