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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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