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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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