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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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