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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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