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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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