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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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