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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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