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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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