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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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