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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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