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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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