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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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