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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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