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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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