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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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