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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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