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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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