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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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