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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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