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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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