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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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