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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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