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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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