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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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