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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive 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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