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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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