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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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