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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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