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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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