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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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