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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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