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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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