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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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