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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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