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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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