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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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