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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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