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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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