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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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