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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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