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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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