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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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