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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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