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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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