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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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