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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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