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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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