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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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