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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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