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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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