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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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