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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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