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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire 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 educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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