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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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