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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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