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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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