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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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