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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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