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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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