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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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