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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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